Cebu City – Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is called breakfast with the purpose of “breaking” the “fast/fasting” while sleeping at night. Having breakfast can help you boost your metabolism and help you provide the energy you need to kick-start your day. According to studies, eating breakfast will result in high memory and concentration thus, skipping one will result in low blood sugar levels that can hamper muscle and brain functions. On another note, some people skip breakfast for a reason to lose weight or maintain their weight, on strict intermittent fasting, on a rush and no time to prepare one, or some of them just don’t feel hungry in the morning. Whatever their reason may be, here are some lists of pros and cons of skipping breakfast.

The Pros

• Yes! It can help you lose weight. Skipping breakfast because you are doing intermittent fasting especially the 16/8 method can help you lose weight. Moreover, skipping breakfast may be a good approach to discover if this eating plan is right for you. Not only that, not having one would mean that you will reduce your daily calorie intake.
• Safe ketogenic state will be achieved. A ketogenic state or ketosis is a process that happens in your body that burns fat when carbohydrates is unavailable. This is also called the natural fat-burning process as this will use your stored fat to produce energy.

The Cons

• It might cause you to overeat at lunch and dinner. Some people tend to overcompensate eating at lunch and dinner as they feel famished because they skipped breakfast. This will result in excess caloric consumption.
• It may trigger migraine. Skipping breakfast would mean that you are susceptible to migraines. This is due to the fact that missing meals causes low blood sugar levels in the body, which can raise blood pressure and so increase your chances of experiencing a migraine attack.
• It may affect your mood. As your energy levels go down, you may experience erratic and irritable moods.

Research shows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day as it boosts your brain power, fuels up your empty stomach, builds better bodies and generally good for you. Your kids are more likely to eat breakfast if you do, too. Eating breakfast together is even a better bonus—it helps instill more healthful eating habits in kids as they grow up. // AA VI Ronalyn C. Dela Cerna